Tag Archives: Bikes

We feature a number of homes that sit on internal combustion vehicles. Despite what you might think, these homes can be extremely green. First off, standard homes have fuel needs too, from heating hot water heaters to keeping stoves alight.

The Schindelhauer ThinBike–a specially designed bike that goes from conventional width into a super-slim, small-space-storage-friendly ride–is pretty awesome. But after we reviewed the bike, many of you asked, “how do I do that to my bike?” That’s what the FlipCrown.

Yesterday’s post on the Hamper Test got me thinking about bike clothes. You see, back in the day, I worked at bike shops–five to be precise. The last one specialized in high-end road bikes and their ostensibly requisite gear. While.

We are forever on the lookout for great ‘edited’ transportation options. Bikes, walking and public transport are the ostensible ideal modes of transit, but for many they lack the protection, carrying capacity and range to make them feasible daily transport. Conversely,.

Maybe it’s the cooling temperatures, or the fact this author has been hanging out at home too much as of late, but there’s been a ton of talk about nomadic living on this site as of late. Last week, we.

One of the bigger, more valid, reasons why a bicycle cannot replace the car is its inability to handle large loads. Sure, you can load up your bike with panniers, or you can get a special, long wheelbase cargo bike, but the former makes your.

As we’ve looked at here in the past, one of the chief ways of staying trim and live longer is to avoid sedentary behavior and remain active. And as we should all know by now, we are burning through our natural resources.

What would the perfect city bike look like? It’d be compact to fit into small apartments. It’d be thief proof. It’d have electric assist for longer commutes or when you might be too lazy to pedal after a day’s work.

Now that you can get into your house without a key, why not do away with your clunky bike lock and key? A new Kickstarter project called Lock8 wants to replace your awkward and archaic cable or u-lock with their.

We don’t hide our ardor for bicycles. They are the most efficient form of transportation known to humans. They don’t take up a lot of room. They are relatively affordable and make us fit and happy. But we admit, they.